The kids and I had a great weekend. We made homemade personalized pizzas Friday night and watched Get Smart that we got through Netflix. Saturday was some cleaning...OK I paid Jack to clean the bathroom, Kate made a banana bread and helped with laundry while I did dishes and made a baked ziti for a friend who lost her dad a few weeks ago. Kate also made tiny meatballs for Italian wedding soup. The soup came out great and I have enough for lunch this week. The kids liked it except for the endive. I made a veggie/fruit tray for them and we got into the holiday season and watched Elf....OK I slept and they watched.
When we delivered our meal to my friend the kids got to play with hers. They are about 5-6 years younger than mine but Kate and Jack had great time. They showed us their stories, arts and crafts and played with their puppy. I remember when my kids were that young and we would spend the evening making a craft. Don't get me wrong, we have a great time now, but I still fondly remember and grieve a little for that time.
Tonight they both made their own dinner. Chicken cutlets with as many spices as they could load on it. They are both becoming quite the chefs...and independant. I am very proud of them and the young adults they are becoming.
We are looking forward to Thanksgiving. Two weeks from today we will be packing for a trip to NY. If Chris and Krissy can't come out, we decided we would go in on Saturday for the day and visit them...maybe go to the Empire State Building...we'll see what the weekend brings. I am also looking forward to being 10 minutes from every store you could imagine! Best Buy, Target, Panera, you name the franchise and its on the Riverhead strip..Route 58. Nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there, I think.
Also, 24:Redemption is on in two weeks. Every time I see a preview, my anticipation rises and I get so excited!!!
I signed on to do Secret Santa at work. It is something positive I try to do for myself. It is fun to buy little gifts for people and to get them in return. The kids love trying to guess who has me.
Until next week!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
Total Drama Island: Final Four
Jack posts:
The famous cartoon show Total Drama Island is down to the final four campers. The fat kid, Owen, the kid from juvy, Duncan, the evil girl, Heather and the goth girl Gwen. First it started off with 22 campers with a different personality on an island competing for a large amount of cash. Now only four remain. I hope the fat kid wins. He can prove to kids everywhere that no matter how fat you are, no matter how much you smell that you have the power to beat out 22 punks on an island.
The famous cartoon show Total Drama Island is down to the final four campers. The fat kid, Owen, the kid from juvy, Duncan, the evil girl, Heather and the goth girl Gwen. First it started off with 22 campers with a different personality on an island competing for a large amount of cash. Now only four remain. I hope the fat kid wins. He can prove to kids everywhere that no matter how fat you are, no matter how much you smell that you have the power to beat out 22 punks on an island.
November
Report cards, election day and the oncoming Holidays.... I do love this month, almost as much as I love the change of leaves in October.
Kids got their report cards today and they both made high honors. Not to belittle my children, but sometimes I think our grading scale is inflated ....who gets a 4.1 in 7th grade?!?!? It's kind of ridiculous and while I'm proud of my kids I don't want them to get too high of an opinion of their abilities....keep them grounded. Does that sound too negative?? I hope not. They are smart kids.
Thank goodness the election will be over tomorrow. I just hope it isn't like 2000 and we still don't know who won 3 weeks later!
Most of all I love that this month is Thanksgiving. I have so very much to be thankful for. While I may wonder about our grading scale, my kids are in excellent hands. The teachers they have are dedicated, creative, caring, enthusiast people who push them to do their best, not just to be "good enough". There are many special people at Berlin that I am thankful are in our lives.
I do love seeing my family and seeing how happy my kids are around my wonderful siblings and parents. I am lucky that we all do get along pretty well. We enjoy spending time together and have fun family game nights. I hope my kids always enjoy getting together like this in the future.
The other great thing about this November is Nov 23...the 24 movie Redemption...It's been over a year! You can only re-watch season one and season 4..(my 2 favorites) so many times!!!
Kids got their report cards today and they both made high honors. Not to belittle my children, but sometimes I think our grading scale is inflated ....who gets a 4.1 in 7th grade?!?!? It's kind of ridiculous and while I'm proud of my kids I don't want them to get too high of an opinion of their abilities....keep them grounded. Does that sound too negative?? I hope not. They are smart kids.
Thank goodness the election will be over tomorrow. I just hope it isn't like 2000 and we still don't know who won 3 weeks later!
Most of all I love that this month is Thanksgiving. I have so very much to be thankful for. While I may wonder about our grading scale, my kids are in excellent hands. The teachers they have are dedicated, creative, caring, enthusiast people who push them to do their best, not just to be "good enough". There are many special people at Berlin that I am thankful are in our lives.
I do love seeing my family and seeing how happy my kids are around my wonderful siblings and parents. I am lucky that we all do get along pretty well. We enjoy spending time together and have fun family game nights. I hope my kids always enjoy getting together like this in the future.
The other great thing about this November is Nov 23...the 24 movie Redemption...It's been over a year! You can only re-watch season one and season 4..(my 2 favorites) so many times!!!
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